Millennium Magazine_8th Ed

57 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSULTING AND HUMAN RESOURCES MINISTER, BUSINESS COACH Velma Union and Associates Los Angeles, CA VELMA W. UNION, DMIN U pon receiving a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Tennessee State University, Dr. Velma W. Union worked as an auditor for the Internal Revenue Service for five years before relocating to Los Angeles. In 1979, she established Velma Union and Associates as principal and business coach, where she provides health and economic empowerment, business training and coaching. While serving in this role, she attended the Fuller Theological Seminary and received an MDiv in 1998, and years later, a DMin in 2005. Other vocational endeavors to Dr. Union’s credit have included as a lead pastor for the Lord’s Church International from 1997 to 2015, business coach for the Los Angeles Urban League from 2009 to 2015, and executive director of One Light International – a position she has held since 1990. The author of the book “Is the Church the Church?” from 2011, Dr. Union intends to publish a second book in the forthcoming future. She has received an Achievement Award from the Black Business Association and a Performance Award from the Internal Revenue Service. Looking forward, she would like to open a business of ministry school in which she trains the youth.